Andy wrote: “The Lindberg art seems to be of a pre-war to early 50's White. If the art is close to the actual model. the fenders look to be stylized to a bit of inaccuracy. Also, super

Sure it does... it's just tucked in behind the cab, mounted lower than some. I seem to recall this was an air pressurized water system, so should still work. I also think that is a late forties, early

The Lindberg art seems to be of a pre-war to early 50's White. If the art is close to the actual model. the fenders look to be stylized to a bit of inaccuracy. Also, super singles, the large tires

Looking at other Mini-Lindy kits, the instructions are copyrighted 1968. So I suspect that is the date the kit was released. The prototype is probably early to mid 60s. Note the box art does not show

Lindberg made an approximately HO cement mixer: Lindberg 14 HO Mini-Lindy 1968 Cement Mixer Kit | eBay I’m not sure if 1968 is when the kit came out, or the date of the prototype. It looks

NP Boxcars At Grain Elevator A Russell Lee photo from the Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017790201/ Taken July 1941. Title: Elevator and railroad cars. Eureka, Walla

Photo: PFE Reefers A Russell Lee photo from the Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/fsa.8b24459/ Click on the TIF version to enlarge and see the details. Taken at Big Spring,

Allen, I think your assumption about the Mack B is a safe one. Looking at ads from that era, the appearance of the Mack Model B did not change much (if at all) in the time period

I am planning on using the Athearn Mack B cement mixer truck on my 1955 layout. Now I am not a truck expert but Wikipedia says that these were first produced in 1953 so I am assuming that the body

I've shared a progress review covering several HO scale freight car projects in my latest blog post. It's great to have a few models in the decal application stages.

The least breakable ones (silicone) are the ones I get now. From Hi-Tech, Tangent, and Moloco. The others are pretty, but they are also extremely fragile. -- *Tim O'Connor* *Sterling,

Dennis, Thank you for those observations. Glad to learn more about changes over time. Ken Montero

I used Kadee when I started building plastic freight cars, but they had a short lifespan due to their ridged nature and the small diameter at the bracket. When Hi Tech Details came out with the rubber

I use Kadee-I run the train air pipe out to just past the bracket at the end of the car, then cut the air hose casting at the back of the angle cock. Drill a .020 hole into the angle cock,, attach

Two comments, the hydraulically operated "training wheels" weight transfer device seems to have been developed in the late sixties, and since it adds to the total load the truck can carry, the mixing

I currently use Hi-tech rubber ones. But you have to get the older 22” version not the modern version. Brian J. Carlson -- Brian J. Carlson, P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Gene, HiTech, unequivocally, as they will not break or fall off. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Hi Tech Maskislanddecals.com Hubert Mask

What recommendations do you have for air hoses for freight cars in the 50s? I see they are available from Cal-Scale, DA, Hi-tech, Tangent, Kadee and maybe more. Thanks, Gene Semon

Here are a couple of concrete company websites to look at for ideas: https://www.matichcorp.com/ https://ozinga.com/ I grew up in Evergreen Park, Ill., original home of the Ozinga concrete company.